When I think of a singer-songwriter, my first thoughts turn to someone strumming a guitar or playing the piano while singing songs that he or she wrote.
Of course, it isn’t quite that simple. What happens when someone else also plays or sings?
I’ve found that it’s a grey area when we start adding other people because ultimately it gets tough to distinguish singer songwriters from groups where one person tends to write and sing their songs. I’ve tried to be reasonably consistent as people move from pure singer songwriting to rock and pop groups.
I also discovered that there’s an issue of crossover between singer-songwriters and folk and country artists. To find what you’re looking for, I’ve given you various links at the bottom if you don’t find it on this page.
Live Albums By Singer Songwriters In The 2000s
Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic Vol 1 2005
Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic Vol 2 2008
Leonard Cohen Live In London 2008
Leonard Cohen Songs From The Road
Steve Earle Just an American Boy
Melissa Etheridge The Awakening Live 2007
Robyn Hitchcock I Often Dream of Trains in New York 2008
Janis Ian Live Working Without A Net 1990 to 2003
Joe Jackson Two Rainy Nights Live in Seattle & Portland 2001
Joe Jackson Band Afterlife 2003
Billy Joel 12 Gardens Live 2006
Carole King & James Taylor Live At The Troubadour 2007
Nils Lofgren Nils Lofgren Band Live 2002
Nick Lowe Untouched Takeaway
Aimee Mann Live At St Ann’s Warehouse 2004
John Mellencamp Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall 2003
Van Morrison Live at Austin City Limits Festival 2006
Van Morrison Live In Austin Texas 2006
Van Morrison Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl 2008
Randy Newman Live In London 2008
Graham Parker 103 Degrees In June 2005
Tom Petty Live At The Olympic Last DJ & More 2002
Lou Reed Animal Serenade 2003
Simon And Garfunkel Old Friends Live On Stage
Martin Stephenson And The Dainties Live In The 21st Century
Al Stewart Uncorked 2009
John Stewart Front Row Music 2000
Sting All This Time 2001
Richard Thompson Live from Austin, TX 2001
Richard Thompson Live Warrior 2007
Tom Waits Glitter And Doom Live 2008
Lucinda Williams Live At The Fillmore 2003
You can get these albums from Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk
What Are the All Time Best Live Albums By Singer Songwriters?
I don’t have a readers poll to find the best live albums for this decade but I do have a poll to find the all time best live albums by singer-songwriters.
Loading ...Because there are so many excellent singer-songwriter albums with very different styles, I have split the poll into two and you may find some of your favourites in the second division. Albums will be promoted when they get enough votes.
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I Often Dream of Trains in New York is a live album and DVD by Robyn Hitchcock.
It was recorded live at Symphony Space on 95th & Broadway in New York City on November 22, 2008.
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The Bootleg Box is a six CD box-set of live recordings by Graham Parker.
CD 1 Graham Parker & The Figgs – Live Cuts From Somewhere 2001 – 2002
CD 2 The Bastard Of Belgium’s Bastard Brother
CD 3 Graham Parker And The Twang Threes – Yer Cowboy Boot – 2004
CD 4 Graham Parker And The Small Clubs – Platinum Bastard – 1992
CD 5 Graham Parker And The Small Clubs – Burning Trousers
CD 6 Graham Parker And The Rumour – Live Clowns Live At Newlands Tavern 1975
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Live At The Troubadour is a live album and DVD by Carole King and James Taylor.
It was recording at the Troubadour in West Hollywood in November 2007.
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103 Degrees In June is a live album by Graham Parker & the Figs.
It was recorded in Chicago in 2005.
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Uncorked is an acoustic live album by Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff.
It was recorded on their spring tour of the East Coast of the USA in 2009 and it was released later the same year.
Back in 1992, Al Stewart recorded an acoustic live album called Rhymes in Rooms which he made with Peter White. It was a deliberate decision to avoid repeating any of the songs on that first album.
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Live At St Ann’s Warehouse is a live album and DVD by Aimee Mann.
It was recorded at the arts center in Brooklyn, New York between June 22 to 24, 2004.
John Mellencamp Performs Trouble No More Live at Town Hall is a live album by John Mellencamp.
This was recorded at the Town Hall in New York City on July 31, 2003. This live album was released in July 2014.
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Solo Acoustic Vol 2 is a live album by Jackson Browne.
It was recorded in 2008 and is the follow up to Vol 1 from concerts in 2005.
…All This Time is a live album by Sting.
It was recorded at Sting’s own Villa Il Palagio in Italy on 11 September 2001. This was the day of the terrorist attack on the Trade Center Towers in New York. The album is dedicated to the people who lost their lives on that day. It was released in November 2001.
Live At The Fillmore is a live album by Lucinda Williams.
It was recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on the 20, 21 and 22 November 2003 but not released until May 2005.
